Chapter 36: Things in the mountains

Although Xiliangshan Road is steep, there is a major mountain road where horse-drawn carriages and trucks can be used. Following this mountain road, you can cross the mountains and reach the opposite Central Plains area. However, due to the complicated conditions in the mountains, there are occasional accidents on the mountain roads, especially in the summer rainy season. Soft rocks washed by rain mixed with torrents often block roads. In such a situation, it is more troublesome. The caravans can only organize their own personnel to clear the way.
Fortunately, it was only early summer, and there was not much rain. The carriage went down the mountain road into Xiliang Mountain, and the surrounding scenery slowly became desolate, leaving only dense forest.
Because of Mo Zhaocai, this journey is not lonely. I can hear some strange things every day, and the journey is quite fun.
What only worried Lin Rufei was that as they went deeper and deeper into Xiliang Mountain, Gu Xuandu's condition seemed to be getting worse. He rarely appeared on weekdays, and occasionally only made a speech. Lin Rufei thought he was unwilling to say at first. When he suddenly appeared in front of himself one day, he was surprised that Gu Xuandu's figure was It faded a lot, and he could almost see the scene behind him through his body, it was ... as if to dissipate.
"Senior, are you okay?" Lin Rufei asked for a chance.
Gu Xuandu said, "Nothing serious."
Before Lin Rufei's tone was let down, he made up for it weakly: "Just dying."
Lin Rufei: "..."
Gu Xuandu said: "Just kidding."
Lin Rufei really thought that this sentence was a joke.
Gu Xuan all saw Lin Rufei's dignified look and did not continue to tease him, saying, "There is something on the Xiliang Mountain, which suppresses me more. The closer I get to that thing, the weaker I will be."
Lin Rufei heard the words, but remembered what Gu Xuan had said to him before going down the mountain. He hesitated for a moment and whispered: "This thing, the senior wants?"
Gu Xuandu turned his head to look at him. He didn't speak for a long time. Just when Lin Rufei thought he wouldn't answer, he just casually said: "Not yet, your body can't support it."
What this said is very clear. He really wanted the things hidden in the Xiliang Mountain, but Lin Rufei couldn't get it in his current state.
"After that, I will become weaker and weaker, and I ca n’t even show it, but it doesn't matter. Your maids' five-state cultivation is enough, and most people can't move you." Gu Xuan said lazily. Now. "
Lin Rufei wanted to say something more, Gu Xuandu's figure faded instantly, it seemed that he could no longer maintain it. Lin Rufei was a little worried, but he seemed to be of little help in Gu Xuandu. Thinking about it, Lin Rufei heard footsteps from behind him. He turned around and looked, but with a blank look of Mo Zhaocai, he said, "Lin Gongzi, who are you talking to?"
Lin Rufei said, "No one, is there something wrong?"
"Sister Fuhua made fresh food, let me call you." Mo Zhaocai said, "Let's go back?"
Lin Rufei said, "Okay."
It was dark, and the floating flowers lit the bonfire, took out the cooking utensils, and made hot food. Mo Zhaocai likes it very much. He has something to eat and Lin Rufei has something in his heart.
"It's dark, but be careful." Mo Zhaocai's mouth bulged and said vaguely. "Beasts and mountain bandits are easy to haunt at night. At least one person must be arranged to watch the night ... the bonfire must not be extinguished . "
The waitresses arranged a vigil, and Lin Rufei went into the carriage after a brief wash.
He couldn't sleep. He sat in the carriage and chose this miscellaneous book, watching it by candlelight. It was windy in the night, and the trees in the mountain forest blew, and the sound of the wind sounded like a screaming ghost. Mo Zhaocai had fallen asleep in the corner. He was rubbing his buttocks and making a slight snoring sound. It was the first time that Lin Rufei saw someone sleeping in this position ... but it was so enviable that he could sleep so well.
Lin Rufei couldn't sleep. After a long stay, she barely had some drowsiness, squinted for a moment, but heard a strange sound coming from the carriage. The sound was sorrow and screaming at the first hearing, and apparently there was more than one person, intermittent, and the back of the listener was cold.
Lin Rufei was awakened by this voice, raised her hand to open the carriage curtain, and saw a face like the floating flowers and jade of the enemy.
"Master, why didn't you sleep?" Fuhua whispered.
"As soon as I fell asleep, I was awakened." Outside the carriage, the human's miserable cry for help and screams became clearer and clearer, accompanied by the whistling mountain wind, Lin Rufei said, "Where's the voice. "
"It's nearby." Fuhua said, "Want to go and see?"
Lin Rufei took a moment to measure and had not spoken yet. Mo Zhaocai, who was sleeping well, suddenly burst out, and his face was full of panic. He said, "You can't go, you can't go, you can't come back when you go. ! "
"What, you know what happened?" Fuhua frowned at him.
"Either a mountain bandit or a beast, and the call of so many people must be a big caravan. They can't resist it, something must have happened." Mo Zhaocai seemed to feel a little cold, arms folded. Shivering shivering, "What else is in this Xiliang Mountain ..."
Lin Rufei said, "What is it?"
"I don't know." Mo Zhaocai said, "Most of the people I've seen have died, and those who haven't died have gone crazy. I've seen that lunatic, and it's no longer a normal person ..." He seemed scared by his own description Arrived, even with an inconspicuous crying voice in his voice, "Let's really not go."
Fuhua looked at Lin Rufei, signaled that she still obeyed Lin Rufei's orders.
"Let's take a look." Lin Rufei hesitated for a moment. "If it is just an ordinary mountain bandit, it may still help, but safety is first. If you really see something that can't be dealt with, don't hit the grass and start a snake and come back immediately. "
Fuhua heard that, and turned to the sword and went towards the place where the sound came.
Mo Zhaocai's face was so pale and nervous, he said to himself, looking scared, he wanted to dig a pit and bury him directly.
Yu Rui was also anxious, biting her lower lip, Lin Rufei became one of the calmest of them. He went to the bonfire, raised his hand and licked some firewood inside. The wet firewood entered The fire made a slight crackling noise, making the fire even bigger.
The floating flower went fast and came back quickly, but when he came back, his face was very ugly, and there was no blood on his lips. When Lin Rufei shook his voice, he called the boy.
It is rare to see a stable floating flower showing such a look. Lin Rufei knew that the situation there was definitely not ordinary. He said, "Don't worry, speak slowly."
"A lot of people died there," said Fuhua. "It seemed like a large caravan was in trouble ... but ... but ..." She swallowed heavily and trembled, "I was there when I went. It was almost dead, but I saw neither the bandits nor the beasts ... "
The mountain bandits are asking for money, and they will certainly not leave directly after killing. The beasts will eat meat and the bones will certainly be eaten. According to the floating flower saying, the caravan that suffered was neither a mountain bandit nor a beast. , But ... something else.
"Nothing?" Lin Rufei asked with a frown.
"No," Fuhua trembled. "And ... and ..."
Lin Rufei said, "And what?"
Fuhua said: "And all people's eyes have been dug out, whether alive or dead."
The crowd fell into silence at once, Mo Zhaocai had the least courage, and began to cry tears, and murmured in his mouth so that you should not look at it. Now, let's see what you should not see, what can you do afterwards.
According to Fuhua's description, when she got there, the slaughter had come to an end. The dead caravan members were all over the place, and there were a few living ones with eyes that had turned into flesh-and-blood holes. They were lying on the ground with weak breath Mourning, I don't want to live too long.
This picture is too weird and bizarre. Fuhua didn't dare to stop and turn around, and hurried back.
"I didn't notice the information of other suspicious people around, either the person's cultivation was far above me, or ... there was something else." Fuhua whispered, "My son, we next what should I do."
Lin Rufei groaned for a moment: "Let's see it at dawn."
It was already midnight, and it was about one or two hours before dawn.
When this happened, everyone couldn't sleep well, and they chatted around the campfire.
Mo Zhaocai said that the strange legend of these things on the Xiliang Mountain has continued for a hundred years, and news is spread every year, but it is true or false, and no one can tell. But Ning believes that there is no credibility, and he has always been in awe of these things on the mountain.
"I don't think this trip is very smooth. We might as well go back and leave again in a few days." Mo Zhaocai whispered, "Otherwise, if something goes wrong ..."
Lin Rufei said, "But does it mean that it is harder to walk in the mountains in the rainy season?"
Mo Zhaocai sneered: "It's hard to go, but it's better than losing your life."
In the midsummer, the rainy season of Xiliang Mountain is not only hot, but also with frequent floods, it is more dangerous.
Lin Rufei said, "Let's talk before dawn." He wanted to ask Gu Xuandu's opinions, but in such a case, Gu Xuan did not show up, and the situation was bad.
So a few people waited until dawn.
After dawn, the voices of those people had completely disappeared.
Fuhua stiffened her head and went to see it again. After returning this time, her panic turned into a daze, saying: "My son ... all are gone."
Lin Rufei: "Eh? Miss?"
"Yeah, nothing." Fuhua wondered. "Not only is there no corpse, you can't even see the blood ..." She even questioned herself first, "I, am I wrong?
The crowd looked at her silently, and Mo Zhaocai touched his nose and said, "It's definitely not wrong to read wrongly, it is estimated that someone has packed the body ..."
Floating Road: "Why clean up?"
Mo Zhaocai said, "In order to let people continue that way?"
Lin Rufei sat silent, waiting for them to discuss, and then said, "Go, see."
Several people followed carefully to the place where the accident happened last night. Sure enough, as Fuhua said, there were no traces in the mountains, as if the terrible sorrows of last night were just their illusions. Lin Rufei turned around on the side of the road without seeing the body or blood, but he still found some clues. He stooped down, and lightly stuck a touch of dirt with his fingers, and said, "There was a bonfire here." Although the bonfire had been removed, some traces of charred wood were still hidden in the dirt.
"So I read that right?" Fuhua said.
"No, something must have happened here last night." Lin Rufei looked around. The dense forest covered most of the sunlight. Although the weather was fine at this time, there was no hot dryness, but it was cool. This coolness makes people feel very comfortable on weekdays, but at this moment, it is full of ghosts.
"My son, what shall we do?" Yu Rui whispered.
Mo Zhaocai read: "Go back, go back, if you don't go back, you can't go this way ..." He seemed to think of something, and suddenly came to the spirit, facing Lin Rufei, "Master Lin, Otherwise, let's not take the big road. It's safer to bypass this side. "
Lin Rufei said, "Do you know any other way?"
"Of course, I'm familiar with Xiliang Mountain. I know all the roads, but the road is a bit narrow and the carriage cannot pass, so the caravan cannot go on weekdays." Mo Zhaocai said, "But although no one walks, But there is also a benefit, that is, there are not many people who know the road, and it is not easy to happen. "He said," Those things have not attacked us, the targets are all large caravans. We are easy to be implicated when we take the road ... "
Lin Rufei groaned, "Which way do you often go?"
"I don't go often, but I happened to take a trip last month." Mo Zhaocai said, "It's just a bit off, can pass the horse, but it is definitely safer than the road."
A big reason why Xiliangshan is prone to accidents is that there is only one avenue, and the caravan has no other choice at all, and if they want to start against the caravan, they only need to be blocked on the avenue. There are few of them, their goals are not obvious, and they are not afraid of ordinary beasts. Taking the path is actually a good choice.
"Yeah." Lin Rufei agreed to Mo Zhaocai's proposal. If he goes down the mountain at this moment, I am afraid that he will not be able to reach the Central Plains until the rainy season passes.
Moreover, Mo Zhaocai was so afraid of death that he would not joke about his own life when he wanted to come. Lin Rufei agreed with his proposal and said that he would take a small path.
Fuhua and Yurui also stabilized their emotions, no longer surprised. Although the waitresses arrived, they grew up on the Kunlun Mountain from an early age. They have not seen anything too bloody, so they were scared yesterday. However, they adjusted fairly quickly, and when they were on the road again, they were not too afraid.
The carriage could not be used, so he could only ride a horse.
Considering that the maids were all little girls, Lin Rufei asked Mo Zhaocai to ride a horse with himself, Mo Zhaocai was sitting in front of him, and Lin Rufei was holding the reins behind him.
Mo Zhaocai was small, but carrying a large package, Lin Rufei asked casually, what was in this package.
"Oh, that's what I usually need to play with." Mo Zhaocai said, "I don't have a place to live, these guys who eat are on their backs."
Lin Rufei blinked and came to the sentence: "For example, that wooden shield that can withstand all sharp blades?"
Mo Zhaocai froze.
Lin Rufei said, "Are there any more? I'll buy two more."
"It's gone." Mo Zhaocai smiled awkwardly, "It's a family treasure ..." When he said the word "Family treasure", he was glared by the floating flower next to him, and had to lower his voice, weak "Of course, if the boy really wants it, I can look for it again."
Lin Rufei said, "Will you be cheaper this time?"
Mo Zhaocai sneered: "You are all my patrons, where do I dare to collect your money?"
Lin Rufei laughed.
Everyone went along the trail that Mo Zhaocai said, and no more strange things happened. However, this Mo Zhaocai is really powerful. The trail is almost covered by the weeds next to it. He can still find it accurately, and he is worthy of what he claims to be growing up on Xiliang Mountain.
The mountains are high and the road is long. After walking for a day, the surrounding environment does not seem to have changed much. Except for the denser forest, it seems to have entered a huge maze.
For ordinary people, I always feel a little uneasy, but Fuhua and Yurui are both sword repairs, so I don't think it's too much.
Lin Rufei was worried about Gu Xuandu's condition along the way. Until night, he found another corner and summoned Gu Xuandu.
At this time, Gu Xuandu's situation was a little more serious, almost approaching the state of transparency, his expression was drowsy, lethargic, and when he saw Lin Rufei, he still joked: "Scared last night?"
Lin Rufei said: "What happened last night has something to do with what you want?"
"It's about something." Gu Xuandu said, "But you don't have to worry too much about that thing, it won't hurt you. The more troublesome thing is the other people who want to get that thing."
Lin Rufei groaned, "Can I help you?"
Gu Xuan are slowly shaking his head.
Lin Rufei: "Can't help at all?"
Gu Xuandu said: "Can't help."
"You lied again," said Lin Rufei, "you said that the thing would not hurt me, how could I not help at all?"
Gu Xuandu was speechless, and then he shook his head: "It is too dangerous for you now."
Lin Rufeisi measured for a moment: "I want to try."
Gu Xuandu frowned: "Don't be so stubborn, the days are long ..."
Lin Rufei said: "That thing is important to you."
Gu Xuan stopped talking. He looked at Lin Rufei in anguish. He didn't seem to understand. How could Master Lin, who was so coaxed on weekdays, become so embarrassed at this time, but he was in a very bad state and appeared to be born The form is already very reluctant. There is still a long time for reasoning with Lin Rufei, so I struggled for a long time, and could only squeeze out a sentence: "Not allowed to go."
Lin Rufei said: "Just try, the situation is wrong, I immediately give up." Somehow, he felt that things were very important to Gu Xuan.
Gu Xuandu was helpless and wanted to say something, but his body had begun to fade, and even his voice was blurred. He said something very vague and disappeared. Vaguely, Lin Rufei seems to have heard a Mo word in this sentence, Mo, Mo family? Mo Zhaocai? Or what should I do? Lin Rufei thought for a long time and could not come up with an accurate answer.
Gu Xuandu disappeared completely, Lin Rufei lost his company all the time, and he was a bit uncomfortable for a while.
He returned to the maids and saw Mo Zhaocai's big bones floating on the floating flower with interest. The bone was bought from under the mountain. It was marinated and kept in the ring. It was taken out at this time, put some spices, and cooked for dinner. Lin Rufei has always been less interested in meat food, but just ate a little, and the rest was given to Mo Zhaocai.
Mo Zhaocai likes the bones very much. His face is full of flowers and he doesn't know how he did it. He just smashed a bone clean and even licked the oilseeds. Then he put it down reluctantly. . After putting it down, he noticed the stunned eyes thrown by him, and he felt a little embarrassed at first, whispering: "Smile and smile, the dishes made by Sister Fuhua are so delicious, I have not eaten such delicious meat for a long time. I didn't hold back for a while ... "
Fuhua laughed: "I still have some. I'll bake them together at noon tomorrow. It's hot and I can't hold them for too long."
"That's really good." Mo Zhaocai said, digging a pit and burying his beloved big bone stick. Lin Rufei looked at him and thought that the child was very cute. It seems that identity is not as simple as he showed. If the Mo word in Gu Xuandu's mouth refers to him, it is even more remarkable.
After dinner, taking advantage of Mo Zhaocai to go to the mountain forest to solve the problem, Lin Rufei told floating flowers and Yu Rui, pay more attention to this little guy.
Fuhua nodded, but still a little confused, saying that Mo Zhaocai didn't have a trace of sword energy, could there be any flowers tossing.
Although Lin Rufei didn't know what secrets Mo Mocai had, it was good to pay more attention to it.
Mo Zhaocai solved the problem and came back again, squatting next to the campfire and poking at the dirt with a stick.
It was getting late, and everyone didn't sleep all night yesterday, and they all got tired. It was just that the carriage was gone, and I could only sleep on the ground. Floating flowers had long thought about this. He pulled out the rope, pulled three hammocks by the trees next to him, and laid soft cushions on it.
Lin Rufei was sleeping in such a hammock for the first time and felt very novel. He lay on the bed and saw a bright full moon floating in the dark sky, and pale clouds were scattered around the full moon.
Drowsiness rushed into Lin Rufei's heart, he slowly closed his eyes and fell into a long-lost dream.
In the dream, it seemed that someone was shouting and screaming, and the blood color gradually covered the entire field of vision. Lin Rufei's awakening suddenly heard a sharp cry of floating flowers in his ears: "My son-my son ran away-"
Lin Rufei sat up from the hammock, and saw the floating flowers and jade cores fighting with blood in the sword, and the blood-colored flying around the sky.
He looked carefully, only to find that the blood-colored circular objects turned out to be eyes, staring at the diffuse black pupils, attacking the two maids frantically. Mo Zhaocai, who was sleeping next to him, was trembling in the corner at the moment. When he saw that he was awake, he cried out: "Master Lin-come with me soon-they won't last too long!"
Before Lin Rufei responded, Mo Zhaocai ran to his side and grabbed him: "Hurry, run!"
Lin Rufei said: "Floating flowers-"
"My son goes first! We will come later!" Fuhua answered.
Lin Rufei knew that staying here at this time was a drag, so she had to take a step and follow Mo Zhaocai's rush.
The author has something to say: Gu Xuandu: It doesn't seem to work ...
Lin Rufei: What can I do to keep you from disappearing?
Gu Xuandu: Just marry me
Lin Rufei: Save your clothes before you disappear. I will make a dress for you.
Gu Xuandu :? ? ? ? Thanks for the little angel who voted for me or irrigated the nutrient solution ~